Is anyone else having trouble giving up Reddit due to content?

I’m not trying to cause an argument but when Reddit pulled it’s bs - I said that’s enough. I gave up my Reddit addiction and didn’t open it or visit the site for over 30 days.

The tone and people on Lemmy is great. I don’t miss Reddit. But I miss the content types. For me Reddit was a topic related news source, a place for great discourse about those news pieces, a place where community members asked constructive questions or shared ideas/projects - and lastly a place for some very specific community types.

Over the last few days I noticed that the first 2 categories of content came over to Lemmy no problem. But the second 2 types I outlined above don’t seem to have come. I went back to Reddit this morning and it’s all still there. Certain types of posts just don’t happen on Lemmy, and on top of that many communities never came over (street_photography is a great example. They literally shut down a subreddit with thousands of users and created a new location in Lemmy/kbin, and instead of coming over the community just evaporated). Other communities are also non existent and some that do exist are simply just not enjoying the same types of posts. I like it here, I want to stay - but it’s difficult. Is anyone else having this issue?

Thanks for hearing me out.

TLDR: all of my communities seem to link posts only, many types of posts just don’t seem to happen here.

Swedneck,
@Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

Only problem i have with lemmy is that after scrolling for a bit i end up wading through posts with 0 comments and 2 upvotes, which are inevitably just links to something i do not give a singular toss about.

But that’s honestly kinda just good, it forces me to not just stare at my computer nonstop.

Resistentialism,

The only reason I honestly go back is purely for the destiny 2 related subs.

Lord_Logjam,

There are a couple of subreddits that I still visit. My usage has dropped to a tiny fraction of what it used to be. In fact I think Reddit shitting the bed has been good for me overall as I’m spending a lot less time scrolling random shit.

MNByChoice,

No. With a Lemmy account, and some careful bookmarks, I am fully entertained here.

There is one short story author on Reddit I like to follow. Likely to follow them on another site instead.

vodkasolution,

lately I read some post after googling for howtos but without logging it, blocking trackers and ads as always; I go there only if it’s the only resource I find

calzone_gigante,

There’s more than one way to boycott something. I still search stuff there, but giving nothing back, i block ads and trackers, do not post, comment, or vote. For them, i am just a waste of server resources.

circuitfarmer,
@circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

I just haven’t been on it since some time before the API debacle.

I like the content on Lemmy, and I’ve had much better experiences here in terms of discussion. But I suspect it really depends on your interests. Tech folks seem to be better represented at the moment, especially for historical reasons.

But as others said, post content!

CafecitoHippo,

I’m with you especially since what I use Reddit/Twitter for the most is sports highlight clips/discussion during games. Those communities just aren’t here. I love chatting with other Orioles/Panthers/Penguins fans in the game threads on Reddit during the game since none of my friends are fans of those teams other than my brother being a Penguins fan too.

Luckily a lot of the Twitter follows I had which were mainly for College Football are on Bluesky so I can use that more but missing out on the rest here. Once Boost for Reddit stops working (still works if you mod a sub) I won’t be using Reddit anymore though. The official app is that bad.

Blackdoomax,

I’m spending more and more time on lemmy. I hope it will grow. How can we advertise it on Reddit?

nfsu2,
@nfsu2@feddit.cl avatar

I feel the same, but I’m very happy moving away from abusive corps even if I end up looking at the ceiling. At the end of the day in that instance (no pun intended) is were creativity thrives.

warnick,

These types of posts feel like they need a density of users to emerge and lemmy might just not have hit that tipping point yet. I have see it in non-reddit niche forums and I think it will just take some time.

beteljuice,

I agree. Lemmy is the first federated app that i check regularly. Nothing has stuck for me before. I think there is staying power and the community will grow.

Barbacamanitu,

I deleted my 14 year old reddit account when they pulled their shit. Then I recently created a new account because I need to be able to get answers to specific programming questions sometimes, and lemmy doesn’t have the population of users that reddit still has. I generally post on both lemmy and reddit, but I almost always get more answers on reddit.

jeremyparker,

Somebody tell this person about chat jippity. We don’t need people for that anymore.

themeatbridge,

You mean french cat farts?

Shady_Shiroe,
@Shady_Shiroe@lemmy.world avatar

I don’t use reddit for doomscrolling anymore and only ever go on that site when I’m struggling to find an answer to a problem (usually coding or tech related) that was answered years ago.

It’s a good source for info because the links to it are listed high in search by google, and are way better than stupid articles that repeat the question 10 times and then ask you to sign up.

yogthos,
@yogthos@lemmy.ml avatar

Is anyone else tired of having to see constant talk about Reddit. Can people just move on or go back?

iforgotmyinstance,

Not really, because my primary means of browsing Reddit was taken from me. If baconreader was still up, sure. Maybe.

jeremyparker,

Samesies. I pretty much only went to Reddit via Relay - which still works, but they’re going to a subscription model soon. I had like 10 Reddit accounts, one for music, one for politics, etc - I’ll miss that level of content - but it’s not like you can go back to it, it’s just gone. So many subreddits are just bargain basement versions of what they used to be. Reddit killed Reddit, not you and me.

themeatbridge,

I used RiF and recently tried to just browse on a mobile browser, and the amount of grabage ads and bullshit content made me not want to go back. I had forgotten how much effort I had put into making my own reddit experience not shitty by blocking subs and ads. It would be nice to have that level of granular content, but that didn’t happen overnight. It was built up over nearly two decades.

TheHighRoad,
@TheHighRoad@lemmy.world avatar

I’ve been using the patched Reddit Sync. Reddit is dead. I can’t put my finger on it, but the place has definitely changed.

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